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Unusual transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
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| Authors: | Vareil Marc Olivier Tandonnet Olivier Chemoul Audrey Bogreau Hervé Saint-Léger Melanie Micheau Maguy Millet Pascal Koeck Jean Louis Boyer Alexandre Rogier Christophe Malvy Denis |
| Affiliation: | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France. |
| Abstract: | Plasmodium falciparum malaria is usually transmitted by mosquitoes. We report 2 cases in France transmitted by other modes: occupational blood exposure and blood transfusion. Even where malaria is not endemic, it should be considered as a cause of unexplained acute fever. |
| Keywords: | Plasmodium falciparum newborn transfusion professional blood exposure parasites dispatch |
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